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Arse (n.) = an Arsenal player or fan Arse drivel (n.) = crap spouting by the press about Arsenal, usually about the team's imminent demise Arsenalicious (adj.) = pertaining to footballing greatness and style Arsquire [Arsq.] (n.) = honorary title given to esteemed Arses (eg. Mr. Fredrik Ljungberg, Arsquire) arsetimate (vb.) = to consider the strength of an Arsenal side arsewiped (adj.) = injured intercescuality (n.) = when a midfielder, usually of prodigious talent, is able to seamlessly fill in for Fabregas Invinciblitis (n.) = acute nostalgia for the Invincibles era Le Prof-iteering (n.) = the buying and selling of players at a huge profit Theo (vb.) = to hurry, or move very rapidly (eg. Will you please Theo up, we're going to be late for the match) Young Gun (n.) = member of the Arsenal youth team. Any Arsenal player under the age of 21 Head on for a full Lexicon of Arse.
Tag Archives: Liverpool
Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool: Sluggish Arsenal Get Exactly What They Deserve
As Robin Van Persie slotted home an immensely late penalty and the Emirates erupted I had a headline all ready to go for today’s blog; ‘Still Alive, But So, So Lucky’. And lucky is exactly what we would have been … Continue reading
Top Six Transfer Window Comparison; A Rebuttal To John Cross
Posted by SmartArse “Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp…made – and succeeded with – an audacious move for Rafael van der Vaart. Chelsea spent big, Manchester City, too and Manchester United spent more. All of Arsenal’s title rivals strengthened. Arsenal didn’t.” So … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis + Tactics, Opinion, Transfer Talk
Tagged Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, man united, Premier League, Tottenham, transfer window
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Karma Police Come Calling For Pepe Reina As Arsenal Sneak Draw
Posted by SmartArse Phew. Well we got away with that one didn’t we? Really didn’t look like we were going to score until Pepe Reina rather generously decided to hand us a draw and join the growing brigade of keepers … Continue reading
Premiership Predictions
Posted by Sonuvagun Thanks SmartArse for putting the boot in the doomsayers and getting us excited about the season ahead! As usual there’s the usual Arse drivel in the press about Arsenal not being title contenders this year and, what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Premiership
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Written-Off Arsenal Remain A Dangerous Beast – Five Reasons That Could Fire Arsenal To Glory
Posted by SmartArse As we (and the entirety of Planet Arsenal) have acknowledged there is certainly cause for concern as we approach the new season. Cause for concern, yes. Outright despair? Hardly. Though as ever it seems the press rather … Continue reading
Posted in Match Preview, Opinion, Top Five
Tagged Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, man united, Premier League, Samir Nasri, Season preview
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'Tis The Season of Uncertainty
Posted by SmartArse Remarkable really, given all the fuss over the issue since Arsenal’s last competitive action, that the immediate future of Cesc Fabregas is one of the few certainties of the coming season. Think about it. Where do you … Continue reading
Posted in Match Preview, Opinion
Tagged Chelsea, Liverpool, man united, New Season, Premier League
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Yes They Can!!!
Posted By Andre The Giant “So the real question is, where (if at all) will the top teams drop points? Well, for a start, Everton and Aston Villa shouldn’t be walk overs at home tomorrow. Obviously that requires us to … Continue reading
Posted in Match Report
Tagged Abou Diaby, Andy Gray, Liverpool, Premier League, Steven Gerrard, title race
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Can Arsenal Still Win The League?
Posted by Andre The Giant Before the Chelsea game I mused about backing Arsenal to win the league. I have done all season although I am not one for long term bets, I prefer the more immediate pay off (or … Continue reading
Ruthless Chelsea Expose Arsenal
Posted by SmartArse How it could have all been so different. Two moments of slack defending ruthlessly exploited by Didier Drogba condemned Arsenal to a defeat that dealt a crushing blow to their title aspirations. An otherwise promising performance ended … Continue reading
Posted in Match Report
Tagged Chelsea, Didier Drogba, Gael Clichy, Liverpool, Premier League, title race
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A Game Of Two Halves
Posted by Andre the Giant The beauty of this blog is that none of us are so inclined to make a post every day. Match reports may therefore not appear immediately following a match, which in some respects could be … Continue reading